Meanings
- Name of various bays in Hong Kong:
- A bay in Sai Kung district, Hong Kong: Hebe Haven.
1 more example
Two men drowned in separate incidents while engaging in water sports in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung on Sunday. In the first incident, a 67-year-old man was part of a group of 28 people who took a boat trip from Pak Sha Wan. He was reported missing while swimming around the boat at a spot 250 metres (820 feet) off Tai Long Sai Wan and was later found unconscious on a nearby rocky beach.
2023 June 25, Danny Mok, “Hong Kong swimmer and fisherman drown in 2 separate incidents in Sai Kung”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2023, Society - A former bay in Hong Kong Island in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha Wan, a 6-inch howitzer battery at Sai Wan and a 3-inch AA battery at Sai Wan Hill.
2022 September 15, Philip Cracknell, The Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-45, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 白沙灣 /白沙湾, 白沙灣 /白沙湾
- 白沙灣 /白沙湾bay in Eastern District
- 白沙灣 /白沙湾bay in Stanley
Cite this entry
Pak Sha Wan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pak%20Sha%20Wan
“Pak Sha Wan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pak%20Sha%20Wan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pak Sha Wan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pak%20Sha%20Wan.
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